HAPPY CARNIVAL 2025 !
Icon done by Aleem Dabiedeen
Comparatives
A list of comparatives, their meanings and uses which can be utilized in making comparisons between qualities and quantities.
Author:
Priya Ramoutar
Edu Level: CSEC
Date: Dec 20, 2024
⏱️Read Time: 2 min
Comparatives are normally used to compare two or more things. It can be categorized into the following forms:
- Comparative words
- Adjectives
- Prepositions
Comparative words
- Más - more
- Menos - less
- Tan - so
- Mejor – Better
- Peor – Worse
- Igual – Same
- Diferente – Different
- Que - than
Adjectives
- Rápido/a - fast/quick
- Lento/a - slow
- Fuerte - strong
- Débil – weak
- Nuevo/a – new
- Viejo/a – old
Prepositions
- Como - as/like/such as
- Con - with
- Bajo - under
- Entre - between
- Hacia - toward
Using comparatives
General rules:
- More than - verb + más + adjective + que (y)
- Less than - verb + menos + adjective + que (y)
- As….as - verb + tan + adjective + (y)
| Spanish Sentence | English Translation | Comparative Type |
|---|---|---|
| Leo más rápido que tú | I read faster than you | More than |
| Marcia corre más rápido que tú | Marcia runs faster than you | More than |
| Soy menos organizada que tú | I am less organized than you | Less than |
| Juan trabaja menos horas que Pedro | Juan works fewer hours than Pedro | Less than |
| Soy tan educada como mi mamá | I am as polite as my mom | As (x) as |
| Lena es tan talentosa como su hermana | Lena is as talented as her sister | As (x) as |
NOTE:
- The (y) represents tú but any pronoun can be inserted in that space once needed.